Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (b.1949,) born Geoffrey DeGraff, also known as Ajahn Geoff, is a prominent American Theravāda Buddhist monk of the Dhammayutika Nikaya order and a prolific author and translator of traditional Buddhist texts.
Born in Long Island, New York City, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu was introduced to the Buddha’s teaching on the Four Noble Truths while in high school. He studied for 22 years under the Thai forest master Ajahn Fuang Jotiko. Since 1993, he has served as the abbot of the Metta Forest Monastery in San Diego County.
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu is a prominent translator of the Pāli Canon and many modern Buddhist works. He is also the author of many articles and books on the Dharma. His prominent works include Wings to Awakening (1999,) Noble Strategy (1999,) Pure and Simple (2005,) The Paradox of Becoming (2008,) and With Each & Every Breath (2012.)
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Remember that you don’t have to like or admire someone to feel compassion for that person. All you have to do is wish for that person to be happy.
—Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Don’t be a slave to style. Don’t take more from the world than you’re willing to give back. And learn to undo the perceptions—so heavily promoted by the media—that shopping is a form of therapy and that a purchase is nothing but a victory or a gain.
—Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Searching all directions with one’s awareness, one finds no one dearer than oneself. In the same way, others are fiercely dear to themselves. So one should not hurt others if one loves oneself.
—Thanissaro Bhikkhu
The desire for true happiness is nothing to feel ashamed about.
—Thanissaro Bhikkhu
The Buddha’s last words instructed us to be heedful—to see our actions as important and to keep that importance in mind at all times.
—Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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